Nodding Syndrome, a rare disease that causes growth disabilities, seizures and death is spreading throughout many small tribes in Africa. The cause is currently unknown. An interactive site was designed and developed to educate the public of the effects of Nodding Syndrome. Hope for Humans is raising awareness and financial support to help research the cause and provide treatment for many that are affected by this epidemic.

A brand identity for SEN5E, an online educational tool focusing on five-dimensional branding. SEN5E is an online tool built for undergraduate design students to understand how to build brands based upon sensory cognition. The interactive site features information on branding, as well as how to apply sensory models to an existing brand in order to build multisensory experiences. The project was an extension of Shawn Meek's MFA Thesis work, which was tested in an academic setting to support research, evidence and the topic of Sensory Branding.

An identity designed for a maid service in Crestview, Florida guaranteed to provide a professional, yet sassy personality.

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Animas Code Labs UI / UX

A UI / UX responsive website build for a full-service web development firm based in Durango, Colorado. Animas Code Labs specializes in web and mobile applications and is a leader in the Durango software community.

An interactive site boasting food, flavor and fun to a large regional audience in the Southwest United States. Taco Cabana's new site featured many assets beyond the menu and food that make this Mexican restaurant unique and appealing to new and old audience members. Thats TC.

Goodwill empowers the community by providing jobs, service and donations to those in need. This interactive site, built as a horizontal annual report, features the year in review, the financial impact of gains and how lives were changed in the San Antonio area.

A 6-week statewide app-building challenge set by the State of Colorado prompted a team of local software developers, designers and entrepreneurs to compete against 5 other regions. BizLink Colorado (based in Durango, Colorado) earned 2nd place out of 26 teams that competed in the inaugural GoCode Colorado challenge. BizLink Colorado is an online application that connects businesses to businesses to promote and boost the Colorado state economy (1.6 million to be exact).

An identity designed for a consulting firm in Atlanta, Georgia specializing in media buying, advertising and public relations.

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Sound and Cognition Website

An interactive site for undergraduate design majors focusing on the Sequence of Cognition. A brand identity is recognized by color, shape and language. How would this change if sound became the proponent for recognition? Would this change the Sequence of Cognition and the brand perceptions of an audience? See for yourself.

An identity designed for a home gardening company located in Newport Beach, California specializing in custom landscaping for apartments and cityscape environments.

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Boyan Slat Website

Boyan Slat is responsible for the Ocean Cleanup, an initiate to clean the world's oceans by 2020. A biography site of the 19-year-old Dutch student positioned Slat as an environmental entrepreneur, capturing the essence of his vision and lead viewers to donate 2.2 million to the cause. Slat has been recognized as one of the 20 Most Promising Young Entrepreneurs Worldwide (Intel EYE50), by The New York Times, TED and is a laureate of the 2014 United Nations Champions for the Earth award. The responsive website build will continue to unfold as the Ocean Cleanup evolves.

An identity for a contractor in Houston, Texas specializing in home repair, construction and cosmetic solutions.

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Densho: The Japanese American Legacy Project Website

Densho is a nonprofit organization located in Seattle, Washington whose mission is to preserve the testimonies of Japanese Americans that were unjustly incarcerated during WWII. A responsive site was designed to tell the story of Japanese American incarceration of WWII as well as house Densho’s archives, robust encyclopedia and educational resources to inspire action for equality.

It all started in a small Texas town near the coast. Five young musicians, some used gear and electric ambition helped pave the way to filled dance halls, fights with cowboys and a small record deal. This logo is a homage created for this 60's psychedelic band, mostly because my Dad was the lead guitarist. Long live Rock 'n' Roll.

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Creeklife UI / UX

Creeklife, a nonprofit in Columbus, Ohio, is a crowdfunding site for environmental issues nationwide. Users are able to report, claim and track environmental issues in their direct area, all from geolocation technology and responsive design directly on their devices. The ability to post, follow and donate to environmental issues creates a community of activism and encourages fundraising for a variety of outdoor issues.

An identity for an arts and crafts client in San Antonio, Texas specializing in custom knits and crafty solutions.

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Fonts of My Family: Ethel Typography Specimen / Poster

Cursive writing as a means to communicate is a fleeting practice. Students in grade schools are now being taught words per minute (WPS) on a keyboard versus the craft of communicating through cursive writing; making this art form close to extinction. This research focuses on resurrecting the past through typography.

The topic for typographic documentation and discovery began with my grandmother’s handwriting. Using scans from old postcards and handwritten notes, I’ve pulled apart each character to complete a typeface specimen.The creation of a typeface specimen will now be converted into a digital typeface, thus recreating the heritage of one’s character into typographic, digital characters on screen. The large format poster was displayed in a gallery setting to inform and raise the issue of cursive writing’s role in contemporary communication. The work announced the research and discussion of utilizing handwritings of the deceased in order to create digital typefaces.

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HIDEID Identity

An identity for a identification protection company in San Antonio, Texas specializing in fraud prevention.

The statistics in America continue to rise as more children are killed from accidental involvement with firearms. This poster aims to visually illustrate the repetitive outcomes of lost lives that America faces each year due to an absence of gun control.

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Church on the Journey Identity

An identity for a non-denominational church in Midland, Texas guiding those to find their direction and path.

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Goodbye, Love Identity

An identity turned poster as a self-promotional 'farewell' to the state where my heart resides in moving to a cooler climate. Texas, it was fun.

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Vi-Wolf Identity

An identity for an oil and gas company in south Texas specializing in drilling and waste management.

An identity for a restaurant in Minneapolis, Minnesota known for spicy, yet sinful, dishes—cooked by the Devil himself.

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Shawn Meek, M.F.A.

Shawn Meek is a designer specializing in branding, UX / UI and front-end web development with over a decade of commercial experience. He has served clients small and large to create custom websites, digital campaigns, social integrations, mobile UI as well as identity and brand developments. Concept to completion.

Meek has worked for a number of award-winning advertising agencies commercially as UX / UI designer and web developer. Meek has taught Communication Design at the University of the Incarnate Word, Texas State University, Fort Lewis College and currently teaches interactive design at Metropolitan State University of Denver within the Communication Design program. Meek also serves as Awards Chair of Mentorship & Education within the AIGA Colorado Board of Directors.

Meek’s work has been recognized for excellence by leading communication design organizations, publications and journals, which include: Graphis, Logo Lounge, AIGA, American Advertising Federation, CMYK, Rockport and HarperCollins Publishers.

Academic Experience
Metropolitan State University of Denver
Fort Lewis College
Texas State University
University of the Incarnate Word